Which to use
“erreichbar” and “erreichbaren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,079
- “erreichbar” frequency rank
- #36,304
- “erreichbaren” frequency rank
- 41383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erreichbar | erreichbaren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich erreichen lassend: mündlich per Telefon oder schriftlich per Fax, E-Mail oder Post | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erreichbar |
Where the eye mixes erreichbar and erreichbaren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. erreichbar runs 10 letters (VCCVVCCCVC) against erreichbaren's 12 (VCCVVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erreichbar and erreichbaren
A purely visual mix-up. erreichbar ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çbaːɐ̯]) and erreichbaren ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çbaːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “erreichbar” sits inside “erreichbaren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erreichbar is recorded at frequency rank #5,079, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çbaːɐ̯]. erreichbaren is at rank #36,304, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çbaːʁən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41383, this pair ranks #1,481,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erreichbar vs erreichbaren
Shared letters: abcehir. Private to "erreichbar": -. Private to "erreichbaren": n.
"erreichbar" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCCVC · "erreichbaren" · 12 letters · shape VCCVVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erreichbar ← ereichbar · ererichbar · errecihbar · erreicbhar · erreicchbar · erreichabr · erreichbarr · erreichbbar
- erreichbaren ← ereichbaren · ererichbaren · errecihbaren · erreicbharen · erreicchbaren · erreichabren · erreichbaern · erreichbarenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erreichbar" and "erreichbaren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erreichbar" or "erreichbaren"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichbar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichbaren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,481,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erreichbar" and "erreichbaren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erreichbare vs erreichbaren". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,481,091 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.